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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 14, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°50' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	20°13'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 13, 1961	Jan 15, 1961 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°30'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1960	Jan 14, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	10°25'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	3°21'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°13'57" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°10'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°57'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°05'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°49'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°37'48" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 14, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 18:57 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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